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Epson 13 x 19" Hot Press Bright Smooth Matte Paper S042330

Epson 13 x 19'' Hot Press Bright Smooth Matte Paper S042330
  • 25 x Sheets

This is a superb paper for both color and monochrome inkjet printing, but because I generally prefer a lustre or glossy surface for my color work, I will discuss this paper only in connection with black & white printing, for which Hot Press Bright has become my "go to" paper. Hot press bright has an extremely smooth, bright white matte surface exhibiting very rich, deep blacks, excellent sharpness, and a long, smooth tonal scale. Unlike other matte papers I have tried I find that Hot Press Bright exhibits minimum curl and loads relatively easily into the rear manual paper feed with a minimum of jamming. The paper''s weight is substantial without being overly heavy. I find that Hot Press Bright is a perfect fit for my personal photography which primarily consists of landscapes, interiors and graphics with an emphasis on line, form, and spatial relationships. Photographers whose work focuses on people may prefer a slightly warmer paper such as Hot Press Natural. Because inkjet print quality is so closely tied to the printer, profile, ink, and paper combination in use, as well as the accuracy of monitor calibration, I can only vouch for my own system setup which consists of a Mac Pro running Snow Leopard, an Eizo Monitor utilizing the manufacturer''s calibration software in conjunction with a Spyder2 Colorimeter, an Epson Stylus Pro 3880 printer utilizing Epson Ultrachrome K3 inkset, and Epson''s built in Advanced Black & White print mode. In short I don''t think you can go wrong with this very excellent paper from Epson.

NAVIGATOR NPL1128 Platinum Paper Save 39% off

NAVIGATOR NPL1128 Platinum Paper, 28-lb., 8-1/2 x 11, Bright White, 500 Sheets/Rm, 5 Rms/Ct
  • Platinum bright white office paper with a silky touch finish.
  • Silky touch paper offers true, vivid colors, optimal print contrast and sharp images.
  • Tested to meet the most demanding equipment.

I wanted a nice bright white heavy paper for my sales proposals. This paper fits the bill nicely. I use it for both my color laser printer as well as my inkjet. The shipping was quick, and the box was not damaged. The Amazon price was MUCH better than going to the office supply store to purchase... and I didn''t have to lug the big box in and out of my car!

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Avery Printable Bag Toppers with Bags, Pack of 40 (22801) Save 25% off

Avery Printable Bag Toppers with Bags, Pack of 40
  • Customize retail packaging or create promotional giveaways with your company name, product or logo
  • Package includes bags* and toppers with pre-applied adhesive for quick and easy assembly (*Do not use bags for food. Do not microwave bags.)
  • Optional perforated holes can removed to display bags on slot or peg hangers
  • Easy step-by-step instructions are included
  • Compatible with both laser and inkjet printers

These Avery toppers and matching bags work well together. The labels are easy to print, easy to apply, and come out looking very professional. Avery''s website offers dozens of patterns that can be used as a basis for your design, so if you lack an artistic flair, you are still in luck.

Although I am very pleased with the product and its outcome, there are certain areas that could be improved. Avery''s website now requires registration in order to download patterns. I think that''s unnecessary. The patterns are Microsoft Word compatible and allow users to change the text fields. Yet unlike the software that they offer for mailing labels, which allows you to repeat the information for all labels on a page, come up with individual ones, or import data from a file, these patterns require you to update each of the four labels separately, and do so on each side. If you have several varieties of items for which you wish to produce labels, you can''t merely make them, pick them off a list, and fill the four slots dynamically.

Considering that it''s a package with a small number of sheets, it''s likely that customers will not be using it for large runs of the same item. With their traditional label software, printing only one label on a page is a breeze. If they don''t feel that''s necessary with this product, perhaps more than ten sheets of material would have been a better offering, since the software is best tailored to making many copies of the same sheet.

The labels themselves are symmetrical, although you are free to have a different design or text printed on each side. But the pages themselves are not symmetrical. Since they are not centered, be sure to print a sample unless you are sure which end of your paper feed corresponds to the top or bottom of your page.

All in all, I can''t complain about the labels or bags themselves, but Avery has spoiled me with better software in the past. Depending on how you plan to use them, the software may fit your needs well, or may require more work than should be necessary.

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I like the idea but these labels are too thick for my inkjet printer, my laserjet at work and I even tried to print the template on regular paper and put it thru the copier. No luck on any machine. I ended up hand designing the toppers which is fine I guess but I could have done that cheaper with out buying this kit. I really wanted a professional looking end product but it is not attainable with any of my office machines :(

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I have been waiting for an item like this for a while. I have used Avery products for years, and I have never been disappointed, and this product is no exception. These bags and toppers are part fo a new line, "Avery Merchandising Solutions." The self-adhesive bag toppers can be used in either a laser or ink jet printer, I printed some on each kind of printer and the results were equally pleasing. The bags were easy to assemble and the results were professional looking. Printing the toppers require a template from Avery.com, which was very easy to locate and use. The site offers a huge library of art work that can be used to customize the labels, or you can import your own artwork. Importing artwork is fast and easy; I was able to customize a set of toppers in less than 20 minutes. The only thing that keeps me from giving the product 5 stars is the bags themselves. The bags are made of a thin plastic and measure 4 3/4" by 6 1/2". I wanted to use the bags to package sets of handmade notecards. The bags do not have a fold or anything to provide for "depth" in the bag. I was unable to put more than three 4x6 notecards in the bag, because of the lack of depth in the bag. The packaging shows the bags full of seashells, stones, and plastic animals, but I doubt that the bags could hold the amount of items shown without seriously changing the dimensions of the bags. That said, I still think this is a good item, I have always been pleased with Avery products, and I will be purchasing more of these. I would like to see other sizes available, and possibly other packages, such as clear boxes, other bag sizes, etc. Maybe with the success of this product, Avery will look into making more packing items.

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Unfortunately, Microsoft Office 2007 does not have the template for 22801. In the past I have gotten around this by searching the Microsoft website and downloading from there, but 22801 does not exist. Therefore, in order to create and use your Avery labels, you must register at the Avery site first (no getting around it).

For the download, make sure to choose Open With>Microsoft Word. By default, for some reason, it originally downloaded into Works, and the template does not format in Works at all. The "Open With" option does not come up automatically. I had to download it once (automatically opens in Works), then choose the option on the avery popup that says "If download does not start automatically, click here." Click there, and then the option to Open With exists. Then save in Word format. (Or SAVE AS first, then Open With also works.) Once you have that done, you must CONVERT the document in order to have full access to all of Word''s functions. (Microsoft Button>Convert>SAVE!!) (Not sure why this issue exists, and when I attempted to use Internet Options in IE to set Word as default for downloading docs, this option was unavailable.)

The main problem that I find with most Avery templates is with graphics. You cannot drag your logo/photo left or right, or stick it in a corner. You paste in your graphic and it''s pretty much either up or down from there. If you want the graphic placed below text, type in the text first, enter for spacing and then paste in the graphic. If you want the graphic above the text, paste in the graphic, enter for spacing and then type your text. You can resize your own logo/graphic to fit the labels by using a net-based photo resize program.

To create different text effects, such as concave or rainbow, Insert>Word Art. For a really professional look, and for more on messing with Text in 2007, see this link:

Your only limits here are your own imagination, and the size of your label.

Once the labels are printed, it can be a challenge to attach them to the bags. You have to fill the bags first and then seal them (self-adhesive strip on the bags), then attach the bags to the label, which becomes tricky, depending upon how bulky your bag is once filled. (The bags are a nice size, but they split at the seams if over-filled.) You can re-position once or twice at the most if you mess up (after one or two repositions, the label begins to come off onto the bags), but if you do not have the patience to be precise, you will end up with lopsided packages. These bags cannot be used for food, so disappointing! So I suggest using them for pretty holiday gifts you wish to display, such as poptpourri or a glittered ornament, or for selling at craft shows. There are pop-outs for hanging these packages on displays, but if you are going to do this, I suggest filling them with lighter contents; I think heavy items would pull on the bag and end up breaking from the weight after a period of time.

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I had no issues with printing the toppers as some others have. And I like the product. It''s easy to use and pretty easy to print just 4 or to mass produce all 40!

The biggest issue I have is that there only seems to be one size. If you need more than one size, you''re going to need more than one solution to presenting your product.

I''m a computer tech and really like the idea of putting some of my own branding on generic cables and adapters, but big stuff doesn''t fit and and having one small adapter in a bag looks unprofessional. It seems like a smaller and a bigger bag set would really complement this product.

So while I like this and how easy this is, I''m going to have to find another solution for different sizes. And when I use a different solution for everything else, why would I continue using these for just this size?

Another review talked about the amazon page saying "don''t use for food" but the product not saying anything. On the back botom of the packaging I got it says "Do not use bags for food. Do not microwave bags."

8.5 x 11" Cold Press Natural Textured Matte Paper (25 Sheets)

8.5 x 11'' Cold Press Natural Textured Matte Paper
  • 25 x Sheets

I like this paper although I think Epson has a quality control problem. Some boxes, the paper seems thicker and or stiffer than others. This makes it more difficult at times to load without the printer acting up. My biggest problem is that there are always 2 or 3 sheets per box that have a small dark blue or black speck on the print side, one had a deep brown seed imbedded in it that broke through the top and back and I have had problems with impressions (like tire marks) as well. Every box, no matter where I purchase it from has this problem and at a dollar a sheet, it adds up. If this continues, I''m just going to have to switch brands.

HP 564XL CN684WN#140 Ink Cartridge 2-PACK Save 16% off

HP 564XL CN684WN#140 Ink Cartridge 2-PACK in Retail Packaging-Black
  • 2-PACK of Black Inkjet Print Cartridges
  • Get Brilliant, True-to-Life Color and Laser-Quality Black Text with Our Vivera ink Technology
  • Fade and Smudge Resistant Photos
  • Consistent, High-Quality Results
  • Yields Approx. 500 Pages at 5 Percent Coverage

Presently it is wise to contact the seller to be sure WHICH 564XL Black (not photo black) cartridge that he actually sells. The Amazon web pages for this product may show the wrong HP part number. I received the present replacement part in May 2011, a few months ago I got the earlier part.

This particular web page shows a picture of a two-pack and what is more likely the old 564XL Black ink cartridge because the package seems to show "3X the pages". However the text indicates the new replacement cartidge with less ink. Read on.

The previous 564XL Black ink cartridge was thicker and as indicated on the package offered up to 3X the printing (? 800 pages) of the regular 564 Black ink cartridge. Its HP number was/is CB321WN#140 (option 140 on package). Cost about $30 singly.

The replacement 564XL Black ink cartridge is now (one-half) about the thickness of the 564 color ink cartridges and indicates 2X the printing (550 pages) as the regular 564 Black ink cartridge. Its HP number is CN684WN#140 (option 140 on package). Cost about $22 here and on the HP web site.

HP no longer indicates the actual amount of ink in the cartridges it sells nor apparently do the phone support people know. The HP part number is on the bottom of the package.

Ignoring any cost change contribution of cartridge parts such as plastic, electrical and packaging, you pay about 10 per cent more for the ink in the new replacement 564XL ink cartridge. Shipping cost differences affect the final cost and should be noted.

It is not uncommon for a business to increase the cost of a product in this way and remember that the cost increase may be simply because of the increased cost of production and materials.

I would have preferred HP to keep the larger cartridge and increase its cost maybe future HP printers won''t even allow larger cartridges, just one size, filled to different ink levels as already is done. If you dislike HP''s action then write a letter to HP corporate don''t bother with the usual HP support it''s not a technical problem, it''s a marketing-business decision.

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The ink shown in the picture was not was I received. It arrived in a generic plastic covering. My printer continues to show "not sufficent ink" generic ink. I still have one left (2-pack). I am not satisfied. False advertisement.

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I purchased this and received 2 totally different ink cartridges. I can''t figure out why, when the description says they are identical. I returned them both.

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A genuine HP two-pack of 564xl black ink was purchased in February 2012 in preparation for a large printing project in April 2012. The printing project was farmed out and we didn''t install the new black ink cartridge until May 31, 2012. The new HP printer indicated we were out of black ink on June 4th! I was stunned to think that we had only 3 days use out of this cartridge and very little printing done at all! I''ve never had a problem with genuine HP products so didn''t keep the original package or packing slip. It will be interesting to see how long the second cartridge lasts.

Unfortunately, people must beware of genuine HP ink cartridges, as these are probably less than full of the very expensive ink they''re expecting to get! Either fill your own, buy another printer each time you need ink, or plan to go broke replacing it. What a scam.

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The shipping on this item was speedy no issue there. After receiving the items I proceeded to open one and while removing the packaging the ink started to drip all over the place, on my desk clothes and carpet. So far no issues with the use of the ink but take care in opening the cartridge, once the tape is removed it could spill all over the place.

Epson TM-T88III Receipt Printer

Epson TM-T88III Receipt PrinterI saw that there was only one review for this printer, and it was from someone who bought the item used and could not get it working. Frustrating, I''m sure, but not the fault of the printer and not reflective of the overall quality of this receipt printer.

We are a small public library, and this receipt printer is what we use to print out receipts for all our library checkouts. I have been here 3 years and never had a problem with this printer. All we have had to do in that 3 year time frame is replace the receipt paper. It works, prints, does everything it is supposed to do, FLAWLESSLY!

The printer is currently attached to an older XP computer that we use for checkouts. I am upgrading the desktop computer by replacing it with a new HP Windows 7 computer, and expect to be able to continue to use the printer, am simply changing cords to a 25 pin printer to USB cable.

If I do need to update the printer to use it with Windows 7, I would not hesitate to buy a newer version of this same Epson printer (this is version III and printers IV and V are currently available, as well).

I had purchased the Epson TM-T88III Receipt Printer in hope of being able to use the unit within my business. However, the unit did not come with any cables, or any type of software/drivers. I had down loaded the drivers and made numerous/numerous attempts to extract the drivers to get the receipt printer to be recognized within win 7, and to no end, wasn''t able too. I had returned the unit for a refund. I have a newer Epson Receipt model that came with the CD and the installation went perfectly. I think the product was still a good choice, but perhaps a better extraction of the drivers needs to be in place to ensure the install goes well.

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this came to me very dirty. When I opened it a hair ball came out with dirt all over it! Then I had to get all the different cables and still had to download the drivers.Finding the drivers was a significant task. I still haven''t got it working yet. I need to find the drivers I downloaded and then try it out again. That''s what I get for buying used electronics!

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HP Q2613A Laserjet 13A Cartridge Save 39% off

HP Q2613A Laserjet 13A Cartridge - Retail Packaging - Black
  • Laser Toner Cartridge.
  • Hp 13A (Q2613A).
  • Genuine Original.
  • Hewlett Packard OEM.

HP LaserJet 13A (Q2613A) is one of two toners designed for HP LaserJet 1300-series. Although you can get a cheaper toner from 3rd party, doing so may void warranty and may even damage your printer. I can certainly understand the temptation though. The 13A is rated for 2500 pages (at 5% page coverage), which translates to higher than average printing cost.

If you want better value, I suggest HP LaserJet 13X (Q2613X). While it costs about 20% more, it prints 37.5% more (4000 pages).

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This was for my husbands office. I was pretty happy with the price we paid, much better than going to the store.

One thing I always here from him is that it is frustrating that there is always ink left in cartridges. Seems like such a

waste that all the ink doesn''t get used.

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I thought the toner was a counterfit. HP reviewed it and determined it was not a counterfit, just very, very old. I am returning the product and my money is being refunded.

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My last HP cartridge before this purchase, gave me quality printed pages for over a year.

The print gets lighter with each page.

I have to shake it numerous times a day to get a readable printed page.

(Example) I printed two pages this morning.

The first page was excellent, the second page was OK but it has light and dark printing, like the toner is getting low..

Shaking it does help.

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My previous cartridge was dirty and was leaving unintended deposits on the printed page. This cartridge fixed that and was cheaper than Office Depot.

Epson LabelWorks LW-300 Label Maker (C51CB69010) Save 35% off

Epson LabelWorks LW-300 Label Maker
  • Amazing variety - 14 fonts, 10 styles, 300+ built-in symbols, over 75 frames and more
  • Less waste - smaller margins compared to other brands for up to 62% less waste
  • Large built-in memory - store up to 30 files
  • Specialty print models and labels
  • Easy to use - automatically printed with a split back for easy and fast peeling

We''ve all used label makers, or at least most of us have, so I don''t feel the need to go into the basics. Instead, I want to talk about what makes this new Epson unit better (for me at least) than any other I''ve used.

First, a caveat: my label maker is a P-Touch that''s a few years old. I don''t know how much the market has matured, so some of these features may be in other machines.

The box includes the labeler, instructions, a printed symbols list, and a sample 4 meter cartridge 12mm black-on-white tape (standard cartridges are 9 meters). It requires 6 AAA batteries which are not included. It can also run off an optional AC adapter.

First and most importantly, Epson has dramatically cut down on label waste at the margins which means big savings on cost. With my Brother, there is a full 1" of waste on each end of the label (I understand on some models this can be modified, but on one end only). Many of my labels consist of 1-3 words, so they might use up .75" to 1.25". For me, that meant I was essentially using 3 times as much tape as necessary. Calculated with 1.75" text length per label (larger than my average), the Brother will make about 84 labels per 26.2'' cartridge.

The Epson, on the other hand, has .375" margins (3/8"). Using the same 1.75" of text, that will net about 142 labels per 29.5'' cartridge. Based on list prices for cartridges, this translates to 22.6 cents-per-label for the Brother vs. 13.9 cents-per-label for the Epson. NOTE: I understand some Brother cartridges are sometimes discounted but since the Epson units were not yet available at the time of this writing, it''s impossible to know how much they will be discounted in comparison. You''ll pay list at an office supply store though, and even with the big discount on *some* Brother cartridges on Amazon, it still nets out about a penny cheaper per lable on the Epson.

Other things I dig about the Epson: a wide variety of fonts, styles and sizes; a well thought-out group of symbols that suit a large number of uses; the size and weight is less than my Brother (partly due to the lesser weight of 6 AAA vs. 6 AA batteries); I prefer the way tapes are loaded; tape cartridges come in 9 meter sizes as opposed to 8 for the brother, making changing tapes necessary less frequently (especially considering the many more labels I can generate with the Epson); a really nice selection of cartridges, including clear, checkerboard, glow-in-the-dark, and iron-on (which I''ve never seen).

All in all, a far better labeler than I''ve ever used before. In fact, the only one I''d prefer would be the LW-400, which adds a two line display and backlighting (as well as expanded fonts, the ability to do barcodes and a few other goodies) that I wish the 300 had.

Still though, I''m not complaining this is a great unit with a ton of flexibility. I''d give it 4.5 stars if I could, but only because another 10 bucks gets you backlighting and a two-line display, which points out what I thought were the only flaws in a great machine. But I''ve round up to 5 based on the extreme waste savings versus other units. If you can spring for the extra 10 bucks for the LW-400, do it if you can''t, you''ll still be extremely happy with the LW-300.

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I really wanted to love this label maker, but unfortunately was disappointed in the output. The LW-300 was easy enough to use and has some really great features ... best of all, it centers the print on the label without the annoyingly wasteful one-inch blank space before and after that my Brother P-Touch adds. However, the Epson labels looked like they were typed on an old typewriter with a bad ribbon. When I set the font to "bold," some characters were bold, some not so much. The letter spacing was also uneven, with some of the letters running together. I was also surprised that every time I turned the LW-300 on, I had to re-do all my settings (font size, style, etc.) because they had reverted back to the factory default. There might be a way around that glitch, but based on the so-so looking labels, I decided to return the LW-300 and go back to using my P-Touch instead.

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This little label maker from Epson is Easy to set up, and easy to use. My disappointment with it is that the edges of the fonts are jagged on the labels. I would expect sharp clean edges on the letters, but the printouts look almost like the old dot matrix printers. I understand that these are just labels, but I would have expected crisper letters.

Pros:

Easy to use

Easy to load labels

Lots of choices on fonts/sizes

Easy to peal back off the labels

Reasonable to use for a small keyboard

Cons:

Jagged Edges on fonts

Options menu a little confusing (had to read the instructions)

LCD display a little hard to read

Basically, I would have loved this device if the labels would have had crisper edges on the letters.

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Purchased this at a fantastic price (19.99). I wanted a labeler that would do iron on labels and was tooing and froing between this and the Brother equivalent. I have a Brother P-T90 and have been very happy with it (but unfortunately it can''t do the ''iron ons''), so thought i''d give Epson a try as this LW-300 had great reviews plus i wanted to see the difference between the 2 labelers. I admit the length of the label wastage is less on the Epson, but to be honest, i''d rather have the waste than the flaw in the fonts! I am in the media world so focus a lot on fonts and the look of things, and this Epson LW-300 has blurred characters, as well as irregular spacing between characters. I''ve played around with it a lot, on various settings and can''t find one that i''m happy with. I know it''s just a labeler, not expensive, but wish i had gone with the Brother alternative and paid more. My brother P-Touch prints sharply and puts even spacing between each character. On a plus note for Epson, their labels are much easier to peel as there is a split horizontally through the tape. Forget that last line, i have just discovered that Brother now do similar peeling on their new tapes.

disappointed.

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Out of the box, the machine was slightly bulkier than I expected; but it had a nice aero-dynamic shape and fit nicely in the palm of my hands. The LCD screen is kinda small and not backlit but still clearly visible. The plastic on the unit is of good(but not great) quality.

The rubber buttons on the unit are placed kind of close together so it might be easy to mispress an unintended button. There are many different options for styles, borders, sizes, and colors. With the middle navigation button, it is a breeze to shuffle thru the variety of font options and sizes.

The machine automatically stores/saves up to 30 different label designs. Installation of the print cartridge is quick and easy. You just pop open the back compartment and pop in the label cartridge. The unit has an A/C adaptor slot but does not come with an A/C adaptor.

There''s an included symbol list illustrating all the designs available in the machine. The actual printing is pretty quick. The results look nice and solid. The label protective paper is a little tough to peel off from the label sticker.

The label itself sticks securely to most surfaces. The only potential negative is that the machine does not come with an A/C adaptor. Overall a versatile machine that is fun and nice to play around with. You might end up spending a lot on replacement cartridges though.

4.5 stars

C530DN Digital Colorprinter 27/31PPM, 120V Save 12% off

C530DN Digital Colorprinter 27/31PPM, 120V
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My old OKI color laser was showing its age, so I decided to upgrade after about 7 years of reliable output. Two primary reasons I chose this one for replacement are outstanding customer service by the manufacturer and the ability to print on card stock. The range has been expanded for thickness of acceptable card stock and the print quality has gone from good to really impressive for a color laser printer. Duplex printing [included] came as a bonus.

For my home office this has been a very useful tool and color copies are still cheaper than inkiet, not to mention not affected by moisture. It is also amazing how much a little color for letter heads and such really punch up visual appeal for business materials.

Set-up was plug and play.

The downside is that resolution is limited to 600 x 1200 dpi, so for max resolution photo printing, the inkjet is still ahead, but for most office use this is hard to beat. Hidden in the printing software splash screen are some controls that enhance the print quality but are not mentioned in the instruction book. With these settings on maximum quality, the output was amazingly photo-like.

The trend now seems to be for printer manufacturers to include some sort of "chip" with ink and toner cartridges making it more difficult for aftermarket suppliers to provide refills. The outrageous price for refills will continue to drive the market for cheap alternatives for all printer types.

The manufacturer includes starter cartridges that have less than a full charge compared to the replacement cartridges which is irritating, but also apparently common.

Great prints and easy-to-use make this printer a winner in my book.

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This is a good printer. It is fast and the image quality is good. It also takes up much less space than my previous laser printer. Initially, I had a problem with the printer not printing graphics from my MS-Access reports, but after calling the tech help number for OKI I found out that I had to use the PS driver instead of the PCL driver to print the graphics. I ended up installing both drivers and I use the PCL most of the time, but when I am printing the MS-Access reports I have to use the PS driver for all of the graphics to print correctly. I don''t understand much about the technical aspects of the different drivers and why they exist, but if I could recommend anything to the company I would suggest that there only be one driver to print everything. Overall, this is a good printer, but be aware that there are two drivers.

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The OKI 530dn is an amazing color laser. Coming from a HP printer I am thrilled. First, after the first set of "gimped" toner, I get about a 40% savings in toner cost. The second is speed, this printer is literally 8X faster than the HP per page in color. The third is quality, although a hair less sharp than the HP the quality is awesome (you have to look under a loop to see the difference though) the colors come through with greater depth than the HPs. My HP gave up the ghost after only 10K pages, so we''ll see how the OKI does over the next few months. All in all, for the same price as the HP that died, this beats the HP hands down.

Downsides are that although network install was really easy, the instructions were not super clear. Also, the drums require a few pages of "break in", so your first few prints won''t be perfect. I assume that this happens every time you change drums. Also, OKI has limited customizations for paper choices, unlike the HP, which has a lot of paper options that calculate temperature, page thickness and saturation all on a micro level. If it had better drivers it may even out do the HP in every catagory.

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I''ve had several printers from HP, Brother, Samsung, Xerox, etc. This OKI printer is fantastic. It prints on both sides and is quick to output full color. I didn''t give it 5-stars because of the price and the price of toner. When I was about to purchase the printer, I watched the price for a few weeks because it would change almost everyday, which is really odd since the printer has been on the market for several years. Also, the printer takes the standard C M Y K toner cartridges, each at $140 from OKI or about $100-$110 from Amazon. It''s definitely a money pit, but the output is amazing. Fully worth the money if you are looking for a high quailty printer.

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I needed a 4 color laser printer with postscript support, and this model is one of a few that met the criteria and did not cost an arm and a leg. It works for what I bought it for. The full duplex function works fine, too. The images from this printer are much, much nicer than the same images from my Dell 1320c, which has performed flawlessly but lacks postscript support. The next Dell model that supports postscript is almost 3x the cost of this OKI printer.

Printed colored text isn''t fuzzy, either.

The OKI is noisier (fan noise, not printing noise) than my Dell and it takes longer to print the first page from standby. So far, those are my only small complaints. Not looking forward to new toner.

Edited to add 3/29/2012: I originally installed only the postscript (PS) drivers. Today I tried to print something from a web page, and it would not print, the printer would not wake from sleep mode either. Once I installed the PCL drivers, I could print the page once I selected the PCL printer. Two separate printers show up in the print menu (Windows XP): OKI C530(PS) and OKI C530(PCL). Before this point in time, printing images and documents using the PS driver worked fine.

Installing both drivers is recommended if this is not set up as a PS only printer.

HP C7130B Color LaserJet 5550 500-Sheet Input Tray Save 61% off

HP C7130B Color LaserJet 5550 500-Sheet Input Tray
  • Accepts Paper Size - 11 x 17, A3, A4, A4-Rotated, A5, Executive, JIS B4, JIS B5, Legal, Letter, Letter-Rotated
  • Catalog Publishing Type - Printer Paper Trays/Stackers-Standard
  • Depth - 21 in
  • Global Product Type - Printer Paper Trays/Stackers
  • Post-Consumer Recycled Content Percent - 0 %

Now that I have the xtra tray I have expanded my 8 1/2 x 11 output to 1000 pages stored and have added 11 x 17 printing capabilities. If you are going to the expense of buying this printer don''t scrimp get the xtra tray.

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Canon P1-DHII Handheld/Portable Printing Calculator

Canon P1-DHII Handheld/Portable Printing Calculator
  • 12 digits and single live memory
  • Serial impact printer with ink roller
  • Extra-large Liquid Crystal Display
  • Dual paper supply system (internal/external installation)
  • Canon AC adaptor AC-360 included

I recently bought this calculator. Does anybody out there know how to insert the paper into the miniscule space they give you. This is a worthless product and the manual is no help at all. It might even be a decent calculator but what good is it if you can''t get the paper roll to insert into the thing. POS

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I concur with Dan Dan. Canon makes many great products but the paper feed function with this item is horrible to say the least. I consider myself a tech savvy person and mechanically inclined to a certain degree but I cannot successfully load the paper roll into this machine. As it sits, it is a fancy calculator, but it is not being used for it''s intended purpose. Look elsewhere.

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After reading the reviews,it seems like the company must have changed something on this calculator. I owned this calculator for many,many years. It was one of the greatest tools ever bought. There is a small roll of paper that fits inside the calculator. This makes it great for store shoping,especially when you have several children. The paper had to be ordered from an 800#,which I no longer have.I was looking for this for some time,as mine finally "died" after years of hard use.Am looking to buy this and try it for myself,since mine is no longer "alive".

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It''s great! The keys that come with seem like they are brand new even though I bout it used. It had battery''s that were left in there and ceroded... Not the best thing. But I put new battery''s in there and it was fine! But did non come with paper. That was a real downer cause I wanted to use it right away but I have to go out and buy a scroll of paper now :(. But overall, it''s wonderfull! More than I expected it to be! :)

Epson Matte Heavyweight Inkjet Paper

Epson Matte Heavyweight Inkjet Paper - Letter - 8.5'' x 11'' - 45lb - Matte - 50 x Sheet - White
  • Brightness Rating (International) - 97
  • Catalog Publishing Type - Photo Paper-Sheets
  • GL09 Page Number - 1239
  • Global Product Type - Photo Paper-Sheets
  • Machine Compatibility - Inkjet Printers

I''ve been using this specific paper for paper models of spacecraft, and it is thick and durable enough while retaining a sharp, printed image. I highly recommend this paper for printed craft projects.

Brother Printer MFCJ4410DW Save 17% off

Brother Printer MFCJ4410DW  Business Smart Multi-Function Inkjet and Wireless Color Photo Printer with Scanner, Copier and Fax
  • Revolutionary Print Technology: Brother Landscape Print Technology stores and feeds paper in landscape layout resulting in a more compact size.
  • Easy-to-Use 1.8" TouchScreen. Illuminated Touch Panel only shows the keys you need for easy menu navigation.
  • Share the machine with others on a network with easy-to-setup wireless 802.11b/g/n and wired Ethernet networking.
  • Impressive up to 11 x 17 Inches printing in a compact size via the manual feed slot.
  • Help increase productivity with fast print speeds up to 33ppm black and 25ppm color (Fast mode) & up to 18ppm black and 16ppm color (ISO/IEC 24734)

I''ve been a loyal HP customer for more than 15 years, both as an individual and as by influencing corporate purchasing decisions, I am happy to say that Brother has finally gotten over their earlier quality and usability issues. See, in the mid-90s, Brother gave me and others a really bad taste in our mouths due to the issues with drivers, their buggy or non-existent software and just overall poor quality. HP was and is THE name in consumer and business printers. Epson was a good alternate, but there just wasn''t any others, so due to availability, I was an HP man.

Enter the Brother MFC, which was sleek, prints great quality and filled with useful features such as wifi / wireless connectivity and an interactive LCD screen and automatic duplexing (none of which is necessarily new or innovative except for the duplexing). The set-up was easy and full of wizards but the process takes a very long time, upwards of 30 minutes and in multiple separate wizards.

I like the quality and the features, and the cost can''t be beat either. For me, this is the printer on my desk as a worthy replacement for my faithful my Epson NX300.

***Note, I don''t have any information as to the TCO when inks are factored into the equation, which could swing my positive review into less favorable territory, but I do like that the ink cartridges are individual and actually show the liquid ink levels.***

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We picked this up on special the other day and for the prices it''s hard to beat. As with other similar Brother models the biggest problem is the noise, the paper handling mechanism is very loud. The color is good but not great (somewhat light/washed on normal paper with normal settings compared to other inkjets I''ve used). Speed is acceptable, nowhere near as fast as listed (on normal print settings) but the business features more than make up for the few shortcomings. Wireless setup was a breeze and all functions (duplex scan and printing, emailing ect.) work as expected with all are Windows7 and Mac machines (though the Mac required installation of the software for any functions (even printing) whereas the Win7 machines did not). I would recommend this as a good basic office printer for occasional use but probably not as a heavy-duty printer or where high photo quality is needed in documents.

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A nice looking, compact, and easy to use printer are the best things I can say about this product. It looks great on my desk with my Macs and works with iPad and other hand-held devices.

I used to have a Brother MCF-9840 CDW laser color all in one printer which was very good (lasted three years with heavy use) but the problem with it was that it was such a beast: it probably weighed as much as I do with paper and toner inside it, and was impossible to carry by yourself for most people. This Brother is basic ink jet though it does everything the old one does, just more slowly. It truly does make a huge racket when it prints and on the next iteration of this series that would be the number one thing I would tell Brother to improve. Sometimes you like to print things when you are on the phone and there is a need for less noisy printers. They could also improve the flimsiness of the paper tray and the ink printing quality, which is a little passé/faded. However, I print less things than I used to, which is why I chose this printer rather than getting another larger model (this is supposed to be one of the smallest in its category) but if I were to print a lot of volume again, I would probably need a laser. I bought this on sale, so it was relatively inexpensive and the replacement ink only seem to cost 20 -30% of what my prior toner cartridges cost with the bigger machine - a big advance in affordability.

Overall I really like Brother printers and I usually register them because they have good phone support which is helpful with an infrequent, yet confounding error message.

I will add that I could have had my older printer repaired, but to come out and service it would have been a minimum $90 for the visit (I couldn''t have easily lifted it into my car and taken it to the repair shop like would be possible with this one) and because of the price of printers, I decided it was probably just as economical to get a brand new one.

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I plunked this printer on the bottom shelf of a piece of furniture in a handy location in our home, intending that we would be able to print and scan to/from it from all the computers in our house wirelessly. That all works wonderfully.

The print quality is outstanding. I have done conventional, quick mode, b&w, and color printing and it is all very very good. I have also done full-color 8x10 photos on glossy photo paper, and this printer does an excellent job. Previously, I had an HP Deskjet 5650, which still works and works well. But the print quality on this Brother beats it.

Why only 4 stars? Because setting it up was tedious, and bear in mind, I''m a professional software developer. The instruction book does not include "all" the instructions, and frequency refers you to sections of an electronic manual included on a CD with the printer. That''s annoying and bad form. And this is not a case where the paper manual is a beginner "quick guide" and the advanced manual is on the CD. No. There were things about setting up the wireless network connection to this printer that were impossible without reading BOTH.

The diagrams and button labeling in the manual, and on the front panel of the printer itself,

were confusing. Sometimes, they seemed to be referring to a button, but the panel has an indicator light with exactly the same name in a completely different place, and the manual doesn''t always show WHERE these controls or buttons are. Sometimes, they are actual buttons on the panel, other times, they are selectable items on the menus that display on the little touch screen that is part of the front panel interface.

Anyway, yes, I eventually figured it all out, and it prints and scans great, but the instructions really need work.

I have no idea how the ink life will be. I haven''t owned it long enough to know.

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It took my husband about 45 minutes from opening the box, through setup and software to have this printer operational, including use by all computers in our home network. We are home users and mainly interested in quality black and white text printing as well as family pictures. For regular printing and color pictures, the Brother Printer MFCJ4410DW produces excellent results, very comparable to other printers we have used.

There are two "worst" features. First, the lid will not stay up at a 45-degree angle; it must be completely extended to stay open. This is a problem because we have the printer on a credenza which is under a counter overhang, meaning we have to manually hold the lid open. The second issue to note is that in a power outage, and notwithstanding having the printer on a surge protector, the printer froze. We finally figured out that the driver was corrupted due to the power loss, meaning that the software had to be reloaded, which takes about 10 minutes. We did this as a last resort because the error messages were not helpful, and neither was the Brother online technical support.

There are a number of "best" features, in addition to the print quality. First and foremost, is the speed of this computer; by far it is the fastest printer we have ever had, even for printing pictures. The touch screen is very user friendly and a real asset. The scanner works in both black and white and color, and it produces great copies.

The printer came with starter ink cartridges, which are necessary according to Brother because the first time you install the ink cartridges the machine will use extra ink to fill the ink delivery tubes, although this is a one-time process that enables the machine to carry out high quality printing. The starter ink has a greater volume than the ink cartridges sold separately for this reason. Replacement cartridges are obviously an issue with any printer. Certainly, they can be purchased on the Brother website at a premium price. Alternatively, we will be able to get all four replacements at either 4inkjets or LD Products for around $70 with free shipping plus tax for high yield (600 copies) or about $100 with free shipping plus tax for super high yield (1,200 copies).

This printer has a limited two-year warranty and toll-free technical support for the life of the machine. Only very rarely will we ever use the fax; however, the review will be updated once we have experience with this feature, as well as for how the starter and replacement cartridges perform and any interactions we have with customer service.

December 23 update: We tried three more features. The double-sided printing is easy and 100 percent automatic, and prints from an iphone or ipad are are breeze.

Canon PGI-9 Yellow Ink Tank (1037B002) Save 18% off

Canon PGI-9 Yellow Ink Tank
  • Genuine Canon Ink for quality and reliability
  • Optimized for photographic printquality when used with compatible Genuine Canon Photo Papers
  • Professional Quality Black and White Photoswith Matte Black, photo black, and grey inks
  • Individual Ink Tanks Reduce waste and can save you money
  • FINE Technology for exceptional sharpness and detail
  • Compatible with the Pro 9500 Photo Inkjet Printer
  • LUCIA Pigment Ink Technology
  • Yellow Ink Cartridge
  • Prints Up to 930 Pages
  • Produces Long Lasting Highly Stable Prints

We buy only the value packs as the inks all deplete at a constant rate across the cartridges. Also the visual indicator inside the cartridge means I don''t have to weigh them on a postal scale anymore to see if they "really" are empty. Overall the 9500 from canon is a GREAT value prints are simply excellent!

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The Pixma 9500 printer offers the best image quality one can receive in a mostly affordable printer, even better than the corner photo lab (because you can tweak the colors yourself!) These inks manufactured by Canon offer the best image quality one can expect from the printer, with no hassles. The few times I bother with third party ink, I was always disappointing with the color quality, so if you care at all about color reproduction, I highly recommend these Canon OEM inks, you wont be disappointing.

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I got a 10 pack of generic ink cartridges and none of them worked properly there was a print that only used 4 different inks or I couldn''t get anything to work so I got a different brand they had most of the same problems incorrect ink levels some the printer couldn''t find them so after 3 tries with generics I am sticking with canon it cost a little more but you know it will work every time and you don''t have rainbow color fingers.

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The Canon PGI-9 inks are very good, since getting my Canon PIXMA MX7600 Office All-in-One Printer which takes these ink tanks my picture prints have never looked better. If you are considering a printer which uses these inks you won''t be disappointed by the quality of the print.

I am a slightly bothered by the fact that you can not get them at your local office supply store, but that''s what Amazon.com is here for. At least you can recycle them at local office supply stores.

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I buy this ink because it''s the only ink cartridge that will fit my Canon MX7600. If I had known that that this printer/copier/scanner/fax machine went through this ink so fast, I wouldn''t have bought it to begin with. I can''t find this ink locally and so have to order through Amazon. Don''t get me wrong the ink works fine it just doesn''t last very long. Even when I print in black-and-white (or grayscale), this machine seems to use the color ink as well. Therefore, I have to buy these cartridges way more often than I think I should. I recall the recent past when printers didn''t burn through ink as fast as they do now. Anyway, at approximately $15 per cartridge, one can spend a small fortune every year to just print a few pages. I''m not happy about this situation.